Raj and Simran have been together for as long as everyone could remember. They were everything a perfect couple stood for, the reason many believed in love. However, a Facebook relationship status update to 'it's complicated' left everyone aghast and in disbelief. The foremost question running through everyone's mind: what do those words even mean?

When two individuals connote a relationship as complex, the reason as to why it is done generally leaves everyone else shocked. All the faculties of your brain put to work together fail to resolve the complexity of those words. If you have come here to ease your brain a bit, we welcome you.

The way every coin has two sides, every story has two versions. Yes, men and women are incapable of thinking along the same tangent. Although identical biologically, they have nothing in common when it comes to the way they feel and the manner in which they perceive a relationship. The statement, 'it's complicated' also stands for very different things for them. So, what motivates them to take this decision? What makes them say those words out loud? And most importantly, what do they actually mean when they say 'umm, it's complicated'?

MEN

1. Petrol Demand khatam nahi honda

For most men, being in a relationship does not just entail an extra person to fit in their heart; it also means extra credit card bills, extra time at the shopping mall and extra miles to reach the destination. The minute you find out that the woman of your dreams has her eyes glued to your pocket you know the best way to keep out of the drama is denial.


2. Kuch Kuch hota hai

You have grown up together, been best friends, know each other inside out, swap secrets and are now attracted to each other. You know it, but are too afraid to say it.


3. It's the way to keep things simple

You feel life is just simpler when you don't spend every next minute of your life answering, 'kahan ho, kab aaoge?' and 'I love you, do you?' The last thing you want in your life is a human tracker. The very realisation instigates you to simplify the relationship.

WOMEN

1. No strings attached

You like him but prefer it this way because you don't want to end up landing in your bed swimming in your tears 2 months later. You prefer it best without any emotional entanglements.


2. I love my boyfriend, but I love his Facebook wall more

You spent most of your hours stalking your boyfriend, made easy by Facebook. After studying into the people he has been talking to, places he has been to, 'what's on his mind'; you come to the conclusion that he is definitely cheating on you courtesy wall posts of too many young ladies.


3. You want a boyfriend and not children

Being in a relationship for women is somewhat of a package deal. With one boyfriend you get his inner baby for free! With that comes along a man who requires constant attention, timely meals and unrelenting demands.

Being in a relationship is to however look beyond differences which plague you on the surface. It requires communication, patience and understanding. Terming a relationship as 'complicated' due to minute differences is not a solution, it's the very problem. The next time your partner terms your relationship as 'it's complicated' take a step back, evaluate the relationship and work out a solution to the so called complication. If there are seemingly none, the door is always open.

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